Travel by purpose
Best city breaks
A good city break is one neighbourhood at a time. Pick a base, walk a lot, and leave something for the next visit.
Destinations that fit
Italy
Rome
The classic European city break. Best done slowly, with two paid sights maximum per day.
France
Paris
For a romantic short break, the combination of walkability, food and evening atmosphere is hard to beat.
Austria
Vienna
If you want a city break without friction, this is it: clean, safe, well signposted and effortless to move around.
Turkey
Istanbul
A city break with genuine depth, at prices that let you eat well every night without thinking about it.
Denmark
Copenhagen
A short, high quality city break where the pleasure is in the everyday: coffee, bakeries, water and long light evenings.
Worth reading first
Travel by Purpose
Weekend City Breaks That Don't Require a Complicated Itinerary
Cities where doing very little still feels like a proper trip.
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Practical Travel Tips
How to Eat Well on a City Break Without Planning Every Meal
Two rules and one reservation will get you further than a list of forty restaurants.
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Practical Travel Tips
Seeing the Big Museums Without Losing Half a Day
Timing, tickets and knowing when to give up and go to a smaller one.
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